Eric and file-accumulating galoots:


Your post made me smile, as it is probably impossible to own one of every type
of file and unlikely that one could own one of every size of drill, especially
since you mention direction of rotation.


Canadian Guy Lautard has written a series of remarkable books called "The
Machinist's Bedside Reader Vols. 1 - 4"   One of them details the "Stroke 'o
Genius" file rack, which you could study for ideas if not actually duplicate.
One idea it embodies is tiers to accommodate files of different lengths.


I once visited a small home shop which had all the files in notched racks on the
wall over the benches.  The racks were about 15 feet long, which is a LOT of
files.  Each had a handle and was hung with the handle up.  The tangs were in
slots.


It occurred to me that a prolonged drop in humidity might result in some of the
files falling out of their handles.  (Note that this issue is sometimes
mentioned in association with tanged chisels hung in this manner.)


On the other hand, the inventory was highly visible and this would probably
increase the likelihood of selecting the best possible file for the task at
hand.  Also helps in remembering what you already have to avoid needless
duplications.


I've not heard of any commercially-made storage racks for augers except early
Russell-Jennings came in a three-tier wooden case.

These did not have a high survival rate on real-world job sites.


The augers could be a great excuse to use your set of hollowing planes.
Alternatively, auger storage can be accommodated in a wall-hung lidded box which
also stores your long- and short-sweep braces.  (What's that you say? You have
over two dozen braces? You must be a Galoot!)


Huot still makes great drill storage solutions, although they are not cheap !


John Ruth

Thinking about all he has to be thankful for this year, including this mailing
list.

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From: OldTools  on behalf of ecoyle@t... 
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 12:29:58 AM
To: oldtools@s...
Subject: [OldTools] file storage.....as in metal files

Ya I know that files should be protected, , but just recently I purchased a few
more patternmakers files, to add to the morasse of files, and on an impulse
purchased from abebooks a catalogue of nicholson xf swiss pattern files. So know
I know that there’s more files to get (scary thought)

I generally pass on really dull and abused files now-unlike in y younger years-,
but one file drawer is full of the larger files, and another filled with rasps
from big to small, and yet another is filled with small ‘swiss pattern” files
and rifflers  of the finer sort. And they do run the gamut from tangible teeth
to the so fine you’d hardly think they were files ...and then there's the
watchmakers files that you’d think were just needles utntil you look at them
under the microscope

Well I don’t have much to go on in this pursuit of storage facilitation, having
only purchased one patternmakers tool chests where the swiss pattern files were
handled by old glass cutter handles and stacked upright, so I was wondering if
the illuiminati could share their experience about seeing various and sundry
‘PATTERNMAKER” file storage systems.  that they may have seen or encountered
along the way over the years....were there  drawers, tool rolls  or whatever

I’ve had alerts on searches for Drill bit storage cabinets, and have had a
plethora pf responses, but generally been disappointed as they all seem to show
storage for right hand twist bits and maybe Forstner, but ignore number/letter
/augers of all ilks/ left hand/orifice/jewelers......but nothing comprehensive

Eric in calgary who did not send the OMG message
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